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Green Has Gone to the Dogs

Dec 3

Posted by Shari B. in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Hey friends!

How is your Thursday treating you?  Mine is quite CHILLY!  14 degrees and dropping!  Good thing I had the beautiful scarf Cindy made to keep me warm today!  It’s also a good thing I got my green smoothie in early this morning because right now I’m so darn chilled that the thought of cold veggies is actually terrifying! ;)  

I shared my green smoothie with a couple of friends who have recently become addicted to this healthy treat:

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Yes, I have resorted to giving my dogs green food!  (Does that make me weird?) :)  They LOVE cucumber and sprouts the most.  I’ve been making little salads in their bowls lately to help fill them up because somehow they both gained a little weight so they are on “lean dog food” – which obviously isn’t filling them up because now they are constantly begging for food.   So I’m treating their diet as a I would with myself or any clients:  fill up on veggies! 

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Nummy nummy in Rascal’s TUMMY!  :)  

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Yesterday I started with a post-workout green smoothie and one of these:

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My very first PERSIMMON!  Looks an awful lot like a tomato, but I promise it was a persimmon!  Quite the tasty little fruit — I liked it a lot.  I kept seeing this little fruit pop up on some of the blogs I read and finally decided to give one a try.  I read that they are the national fruit of Japan and that their peels are chock full of phytochemicals to fight oxidation of our cells.  (Too bad I didn’t read that BEFORE I ate mine, because after two bites I decided it would taste better PEELED!  Guess now I know for next time!) 

I also tried BROWN RICE sushi from Whole Foods for dinner the other night: 

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This is another thumbs-up!  If only we could convince more sushi restaurants to use brown rice on their rolls…

Last night’s dinner was a typical Shari Salad (complete with dulse, nutritional yeast and Goddess dressing) along with some acorn squash slivers:

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Yesterday’s exercise was 45 minutes of cardio with 30 of those minutes spent on the treadmill and 15 minutes spent doing my crazy dancing for cardio!  (Thank you Lady GaGa and Beyonce!)  One of my favorite ways to get my heart pumping! 

Stay tuned for the next blog post where I tell you about how your cardio equipment is lying to you!  ;)

Have a great night everyone!  I’m hoping that my MUST-SEE TV tonight are all NEW and no re-runs… it’s a good night for curling up on the couch under a blanket to keep warm!

– Shari B. =)

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Recipe: Sweet (and light!) Broccoli Salad

Dec 3

Posted by Shari B. in Recipes | 3 Comments

I finally made the recipe for Broccoli Salad that I had intended to make on Thanksgiving but due to my overindulging on baked kale, I postponed it.  If you’ve ever been to a Sweet Tomatoes restaurant they have a yummy sweet broccoli salad called “Joan’s Broccoli Madness” that you know is just brimming with dairy and sugar (not to mention bacon).  I found a recipe for something similar on the back of a broccoli package and decided to tweak it to make it fit into my own style of eating.

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Sweet & Light Broccoli Salad

  • 10 oz package of broccoli florets
  • 1/4 of a small onion chopped (I used a sweet onion)
  • 3 TBSP sunflower seeds
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1/4 cup light mayo (I used Nasoya FF SOY Mayo)
  • 1 TBSP agave nectar  (the original recipe called for 1/4 cup of sugar which is WAY too much, 1 tbsp agave worked fine.  Add in some stevia if you need it sweeter.)
  • 2 tbsp vinegar (I used rice vinegar)

- Steam the broccoli for 3-4 minutes until lightly tender and bright green and set aside.

- Mix the mayo, agave and vinegar in a small mixing bowl.  Stir well until even in consistency and color.

- In another container (one with a lid that can be shaken) add the onion, seeds, raisins and broccoli.  Pour the mayo mixture over the broccoli, put on the lid and shake around to full coat with the mayo mixture.

- Place in refrigerator to chill before serving.

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I have been packing this recipe for lunch this week.  It’s light but very filling.  Next time I may try it with onion powder in lieu of actual onions, only because onion flavor always lasts TOO long with me.  I love eating onions, but I don’t like the aftertaste and I’m worried everyone around me can smell onion!  ;)   To keep the crunch in the salad, I’ll chop up some celery to use instead.

Enjoy!

– Shari B. =)

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